In a representative episode, Dickie and pudgy sidekick Zip Todd succeeded in effecting the capture of the insidious Professor Skinn and his imbicile slave, Blubber, after the two criminals unfolded a fantastic plot to gain control of the country's gold and silver, using science as a weapon. But they were stopped in their tracks and imprisoned in Castleton Jail to await trial --

Other inventions dreamed up by Professor Skinn:

a magnetic truck that draws precious metals and money from banks and jewelry stores